The Grahams believe sharing their story and continuing to serve in the military is their way to make sure the boysí legacy lives on.

If this is
your first
visit to the
Graham
Memorial
Website,
there are
many links
on the
Legacy of
Hope
page that
will
acquaint you
with our
history,
what we've
learned, how
we've coped
and how
we're
attempting
to spare
others
similar
losses.

"While we are mourning the loss of our sons,
others are rejoicing to meet them in a place where they can once again be at each other's side."

Major
General Mark
Graham and
his wife,
Carol,
initiated
this
memorial
website
after the
loss of
their two
sons as a
way to
remember the
lives lived
as well as
those lost.
During their
healing
process and
as a way to
give purpose
to the loss
of their
sons, Mark
and Carol
have sought
ways to
convert
their
emptiness
and profound
sadness into
a resource
for others.
The Grahams
will
continue to
speak
publicly
about, to
serve on
boards and
committees
dedicated
to.........and
to provide
resources
for SUICIDE
PREVENTION.

The Grahams
know that if
their son,
Jeff,
had survived
the IED he
would today
be an
amputee,
severely
burned,
struggling
with Post
Traumatic
Stress
Disorder,
Traumatic,
Brain Injury
and all the
invisible
wounds of
war.

Through this
website they
hope to
share their
own story,
keep the
memory of
their sons
alive,
provide the
resources
that can
save lives
and help
loved ones
recognize
the warning
signs they
didn't. "We
knew Kevin
was sad; we
just didn't
know he
could die
from being
too sad".

"Jeffrey
and Kevin
togetherwere like
two parts of
a whole.
They were so
connected on
this earth
and we
believe it
must be so
in
eternity.
Both of them
were willing
to sacrifice
for the
greater good
of others.
We will miss
them forever
but we
believe
their
sacrifices
were part of
a greater
destiny"

"They died
fighting
different
battles"

Jeff and Kevin doing "the
pinning"
when Dad became a Major

Graham
Family
at
Jeff's
Commissioning,
9
May
2003

Many
have
prayed
for
Carol,
Melanie
and me
and
without
these
prayers
we truly
do not
know how
we would be
making
it each
day.
Thank
you for
your
thoughts
and
prayers
and for
being so
very
compassionate.